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Anti Trust

  1. screen time
    The Government Finally Comes for AppleThe Department of Justice is mad about the green bubbles.
  2. exhibit a
    Lina Khan’s Rough YearWhen a progressive star took over the FTC, she was expected to break up big business. Instead, critics say, she has broken the agency.
  3. on with kara swisher
    Tim Wu on Why the GOP’s Crusade Against Big Tech Is BaloneyThe antitrust expert tells Kara Swisher how Republican leaders killed a crucial effort to rein in tech companies.
  4. the law
    Biden’s Monopoly GamesBiden’s team was supposed to bring a shift in antitrust thinking, but its leaders sound a lot like the traditionalists they were supposed to replace.
  5. big tech
    Judge Orders Apple to End Stranglehold on In-App PurchasesThe ruling could cost the company billions in App Store revenue.
  6. antitrust
    Biden Unveils Bid to Reform Economy Through Executive PowerBiden’s new executive order would remake America’s labor, agriculture, and tech markets — if independent agencies fully implement it.
  7. facebook
    FTC and 46 States File Lawsuits to Break Up FacebookThe suits argue that the social-media giant has “used its dominance and monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and snuff out competition.”
  8. just asking questions
    Scott Galloway on the Antitrust Case Against GoogleThe case is sure to take years, but the ramifications for Silicon Valley — and the country in general — may be huge.
  9. antitrust
    DOJ Launches First Major Antitrust Case Against GoogleThe search giant pays mobile companies and browsers to make Google their preset search engine. The Justice Department says that’s illegal.
  10. pivot
    Will Tech’s Big Four Be Smart Enough to Help Break Themselves Up?Pivot’s Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss what’s next for tech’s largest firms after a House Judiciary report called for their dismantlement.
  11. antitrust
    House Democrats Poised to Recommend Breaking Up Big Tech PlatformsThe aggressive posture may signal where the party is headed if it wins control of the government in November.
  12. antitrust
    The FTC Might Take Action Against the Great Facebook Mash-upThe regulatory body sees Facebook’s effort to make all of its sites interoperable as a way of protecting the company’s near monopoly on social media.
  13. the zucc
    Facebook Is Trying to Protect Itself From Antitrust ActionThe company is integrating Instagram and WhatsApp more closely with Facebook to make it harder to break up.
  14. the top line
    The T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Remedy Makes No SenseIf the whole rationale behind the merger that a small fourth carrier can’t compete with the big guys, why create a new one?
  15. just asking questions
    Talking to the Law Student With a Novel Theory About Amazon’s PowerShaoul Sussman thinks the company may be breaking antitrust laws in a subtle but damaging way.
  16. antitrust
    Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Stopped Using FacebookThe congresswoman said she thinks social media can be bad for your health, and agreed with Warren about antitrust action against large tech firms.
  17. vision 2020
    Warren Unveils Proposal to Bust Up Big Agribusiness CorporationsWarren is one urban Democrat who’s coming to Iowa with a very specific and controversial platform on agriculture.
  18. elizabeth postin’
    That Facebook Accidentally Removed Elizabeth Warren’s Anti-FB Ads Is the PointEven when operating in good faith and striving for equal enforcement, Facebook’s scale makes doing so impossible, with significant consequences.
  19. technology
    Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Break Up Big Tech Is Extremely Aggressive. Good.Intelligencer tech writers Max Read and Brian Feldman react to Elizabeth Warren’s aggressive proposal to break up Silicon Valley megaplatforms
  20. just asking questions
    Tim Wu on How Enforcing Competition Law Could Have Stopped Big TechHis new book argues that it’s time to revive the trustbusting tradition.
  21. just asking questions
    Tech’s Biggest Enforcer Talks Facebook, Google, and What She’s LearnedMargrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, talks about fighting back against tech’s largest and most powerful companies.
  22. select all
    E.U.’s Biggest and Baddest Antitrust Enforcer Pokes at AmazonMargrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, takes an initial look at how Amazon uses data from its marketplace.
  23. Court Approves AT&T’s Merger With Time WarnerThe decision is likely to spur a wave of other mergers throughout the (already heavily consolidated) media industry.
  24. AT&T Gave Trump’s Lawyer $600,000 to Help Get Its Merger ApprovedOr, as Michael Cohen’s contract with the telecom giant put it, to assist with “regulatory policy development.”
  25. select all
    Per One Survey, Majority of U.S. Supports Regulating Tech CompaniesIn just three months, public sentiment has nearly reversed on whether technology companies should be regulated.
  26. select all
    How Payoffs to Apple Got a Chipmaker a $1.2 Billion FineThe EU slaps chipmaker Qualcomm with a hefty fine for paying Apple to be its exclusive supplier.
  27. select all
    The Internet Can Save Itself From Ajit Pai. Just Not Here.Ajit Pai may be right that ending net neutrality will increase competition. Just not the competition he wants.
  28. select all
    Can Facebook and Google Be Disrupted?Or have they grown too big for unpopularity?
  29. select all
    The Pro-Antitrust Congressman From Monopoly-Friendly Silicon ValleyRising Democratic star Ro Khanna is one of the loudest voices on antitrust — while coming from one of the most monopoly-friendly districts in the U.S.
  30. select all
    6 Ways to Fix Silicon Valley, Open Up the Internet, and Save the Middle ClassStop Facebook from spying on us, don’t let Amazon sell groceries, and jail executives who collude to lower workers’ pay.
  31. select all
    Keith Ellison Wants to Know Exactly How Bad Mergers Have Been for the PublicA day after Aetna and CVS announce their intent to merge, the newly formed “Antitrust Caucus” is pushing its first bill.
  32. The Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on the Rule of Law Is Actually GoodIn blocking the AT&T–Time Warner merger, the Justice Department appears to be doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
  33. select all
    Google Fined $2.7 Billion by the EUThe new ruling could change how tech companies operate overseas.
  34. select all
    Is Facebook a Monopoly? Just Ask SnapchatInstagram’s Stories are now more popular than the app it ripped off.
  35. Aetna to Feds: Give Us Our Merger or Obamacare Gets ItThe Obama administration rejected the merger anyway. Aetna exited Obamacare in 11 states this week.
  36. technology
    U.S. Not Screwing Around in Google Antitrust Investigation The F.T.C. has hired a big-shot outside lawyer.
  37. lawsuits
    U.S. Sues Apple, Publishers Over E-book PricesAs threatened, the Justice Department filed their antitrust suit.
  38. technology
    Apple, Publishers Getting Sued Because E-Books Are a Rip-OffThe Justice Department is planning an antitrust case.
  39. are you there google?
    Google Hires Big (Lobbying) Guns for Antitrust FightGuess everyone’s just jealous they don’t have a carving station in their cafeteria or free everything.
  40. monopoly money
    The New Robber Barons: Google and Apple Go the Way of Standard Oil [Updated]How the tech industry is like a game of Monopoly.
  41. are you there google? it’s me margaret
    Microsoft Tries to Give Google a Taste of Its Own Antitrust MedicineHow do you like them apples?
  42. are you there google? it’s me margaret
    Google Doesn’t Sound Very Sorry It Pushed Down Competitors’ Search ResultsBut it should be.
  43. are you there google? it’s me margaret
    Europe Has a Problem With Google’s Total Internet DominationThe European Commission launches an antitrust investigation into Google.